AFL Rd 4 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast

[Thryleon]

The trick is a known known versus unknowns, it's the new entrants that opposition cannot plan for, it's a huge short term advantage like having an interim coach, the opposition don't know!

AFL is all about surveillance and preparation, excluding the very elite the bulk of the 750 players aren't that much better than the next 1000. We get fooled by our idolatry.

Not sure i subscribe to that fact.

The next 1000 are miles off as typified by the number of players that make it then fall away.

You can mount an argument for maybe 50 of the next thousand making the grade but they have limitations and if relied upon too heavily are exposed.

It's not idolatry that makes an AFL football player.  Its a lot of hard work and ability.